Sidebars

Placing a sidebar on your article with related information, gives your magazine an extra touch and a truly professional look. In the print world, sidebars are used to tell a related story or enhance the article. On the Internet, the sky's the limit!

joomla sidebar,magazine sidebar,joomla sidebars Placing a sidebar on your article with related information, gives your magazine an extra touch and a truly professional look.

In the print world, sidebars are used to tell a related story or enhance the article. On the Internet, the sky's the limit!

Here are just a few of the ways you can use a sidebar:

Provide additional information about the article users are currently reading
Advertise with a Google AdSense ad unit or a banner (Image 1,2);
Offer a teaser for another article or more content for your users (Image 3);
Enter your own comments about the article for extra interest!

As always, iJoomla Magazine Component allows you to use your existing content item to create the sidebar. The intro text of the article you choose will be displayed in the sidebar area.

Adding a sidebar is very easy. Open an article and choose the source article on the Sidebar tab. To edit the source article, just click the Edit Article link.

The sidebar is highly functional. You can improve the flow of your content by using text from the next article as the source of the sidebar. You can add your own comments by creating a content item with your observations and use it as the source of your sidebar. You can even turn your sidebar into a money generator by creating a content item and using Google AdSense code as your intro text. You'll get relevant ads and turn your magazine into a money-making machine.

And of course, you can use the sidebar for stories related to your article.

Feature highlights:

Sidebars give your article page a truly professional look
Choose the width and height of your sidebar
Select your source content from your existing content
Use your sidebar to promote other articles, add more information or to advertise
Control the background, text and heading styles of your sidebar
Enter a heading for the sidebar
Choose to show or hide the article title